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BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15 SUMMARY OF JOHN 1:6-8, 15 BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15 Conclusions BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15 End Notes BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15 Great Resources for Our Study of the Gospel of John BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4 SUMMARY OF LUKE 24:13-49 SUMMARY OF ROMANS 15:4 BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4 Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4 End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4 Great Bible Resources Moving Forward BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25 SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 1:18-25 BSF Study Questions Matthew: Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25 Conclusions BSF Study Questions Matthew: Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25 End Notes BSF Study Questions Matthew: Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25 Meaning of Immanuel Is Mary of David’s Line? BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13 Summary of Genesis 1:3-13: BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13 Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13 End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13 Creation of Plants

BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15

September 5, 2023September 10, 2023 by atozmom, posted in BSF John's Gospel: The Truth 2023/2024

SUMMARY OF JOHN 1:6-8, 15

A man named John was sent from God to be a witness to the light (this is John the Baptist as witness to Jesus). John testified to who Jesus was.

BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15

6a) To be a forerunner and witness to Christ.

b) Such a good question after the above question! It’s definitely to shine the light of Christ, but in a different way than John the Baptist. It’s through my daily life, my interactions with others, my work, my family, my animals, and more.

7a)

1) This is the one I spoke about. This means that this is the one whom John has been prophesizing as the Messiah.

2) He who comes after me has surpassed me. Jesus came after John the Baptist’s ministry, and Jesus is greater than John.

3) He was before me. Jesus was before John the Baptist. This means since the beginning and in terms of status, too. He was first among all things; first in every sense.

b) That Jesus is God.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15

Great lesson on our life’s purpose.

End Notes BSF Study Questions John’s Gospel: The Truth Lesson 1, Day 3: John 1:6-8, 15

Many mistook John the Baptist for Jesus, which is why John the Baptist and John the Apostle put so much emphasis on Jesus being the Messiah.

Being a witness was a big deal in ancient times. If someone spoke well of you, it carried a lot of weight. This is why you’ll see in the book of John witnesses for and against Jesus.

Ancestors were revered in ancient times. So, Jesus coming before John the Baptist and first in everything meant a lot.

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BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4

September 6, 2022September 4, 2022 by atozmom, posted in BSF People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided 2022/2023

SUMMARY OF LUKE 24:13-49

After Jesus’s death, two were walking to Emmaus. Jesus appeared alongside them, but they did not recognize him. They were downcast that Christ has been crucified, hoping he was the redeemer. Christ told them about how Christ was meant to die for them, and he explained all of the foretellings about this in the Old Testament. He stayed with them, and when Christ broke bread for dinner, he was revealed to them and then he disappeared.

The men went to tell the Eleven what had happened. As they were talking, Jesus appeared. They believed him a ghost at first till Jesus began to eat. He opened their minds to the Scriptures. They are witnesses to all that has happened and would be sent the Holy Spirit as promised.

SUMMARY OF ROMANS 15:4

“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”

BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4

7a) Matthew 23:39: “For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'” From Psalm 118:26

b) If Jesus quotes the Old Testament, then it’s important. Since the Old Testament foretells Jesus’s coming, it’s all intertwined, and nothing God records is wasted.

8 ) Jesus is resurrected here, fulfilling prophecy that Jesus would come and sacrifice his life so that all may live. Prophecy also says how Jesus will be resurrected as God conquers death. Jesus fulfills the law.

9) I love studying the Old Testament because I’m a history buff. It’s fascinating to read about the mistakes people made with regards to following God and his laws and how we continue to do the same thing today, even though it’s easier for us since we have God’s law to obey and we have Jesus. I’m hoping to learn more, so I can grow with God and make fewer mistakes and sins in my life because of it.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4

Great example of God’s Will and fulfilling of prophecy from the Old Testament come to fruition with Jesus’s resurrection.

End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 1, Day 3: Luke 24:13-49 and Romans 15:4

The two disciples are anonymous and the are lamenting Jesus’s death. Jesus listens to them and then teaches them that Christ had to suffer as the prophets said. They needed to believe with their hearts.

Jesus told them all about Moses, the Prophets, and the Old Testament, using the Old Testmant. What I wouldn’t give to hear that explained!

Jesus broke bread and revealed himself. Remember, these men were not at the Last Supper. Then, he vanished. Yet, their hearts burned because of God’s word!

They then walked 7 miles to report what had happened to the disciples.

Jesus appears to them in the flesh and eats. He teaches them and opens their understanding, so they may teach others.

All of what was written in the past (Old and New Testament) is for our learning so we can be close to God. How cool is that!

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BSF Study Questions Matthew Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25

August 31, 2021September 4, 2021 by atozmom, posted in BSF Matthew 2021/2022

SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 1:18-25

Mary became pregnant while betrothed to Joseph. Joseph, knowing that he was not the father, wanted to divorce Mary but in a quiet way. An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph as he slept and reassured him that Mary is faithful. Mary’s child she carries is from the Holy Spirit and is to be named Jesus, meaning “the Lord saves.” This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah in Isaiah 7:14.

Joseph believed the angel. He took Mary as his wife but did not lie with her until after the birth of Jesus.

BSF Study Questions Matthew: Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25

7a) Joseph’s immediate thought was to divorce Mary, but he cared for her, so he was willing to do it quietly so she would not be disgraced.

b) An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph as he slept and reassured him that Mary is faithful. Mary’s child is from the Holy Spirit and is to be named Jesus, meaning “the Lord saves.” This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah in Isaiah 7:14.

8a ) Jesus and Immanuel. Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, meaning “the Lord saves” or “Yahweh is Salvation.” Immanuel means “God with us.” While Joshua saved his people from marauders in the Promised Land, Jesus would save his people for all of eternity.

b) Everything. Knowing God is wtih me and the Lord saves me gets me through the tough times and days of my life.

9 ) That no matter what I do, I am saved. I will go to heaven. All I have to do is believe in Jesus and his salvation (Romans 10:9). It truly is that simple.

10 ) Joseph believed the angel. He did not divorce Mary. Instead, he took Mary as his wife but did not lie with her until after the birth of Jesus.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Matthew: Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25

I love the obedience. Of course, it helps to have an angel deliver news. Still, what would happen if we obeyed just as readily?

End Notes BSF Study Questions Matthew: Lesson 1, Day 3: Matthew 1:18-25

Luke tells us about Jesus’s actual birth. Matthew just tells us about the conception.

In the Jewish culture, couples were often engaged quite young, even as children. Betrothals followed, which was the next step towards marriage. Once you were betrothed, separation was only by a divorce. Finally, the marriage took place.

The virgin birth is a hard concept for people to grasp, which is why it’s denied. What you need to remember is all things are possible through God (Matthew 19:26). Mary’s pregnancy is a miracle by God.

Since Mary was pregnant not by Joseph, Joseph is understandable upset (wouldn’t you be). He seeks a divorce from her, which is when God (once again) steps in to preserve Jesus’s lineage. An angel visits Joseph to explain the situation and what he is to do.

Jesus was a common name at the time. It means the salvation of Yahwah. Today, it is much more significant. Jesus is to save his people (all people) from sin.

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said.” This is a theme of Matthew and the first time of many you will see this phrase used.

Meaning of Immanuel

You can debate all day long what Immanuel means. However, what matters most is what Immanuel means to you.God is with you in the pain, the sorrows, the circumstances, the hurts, the joy, the wins, the losses, in death, in death of a loved one, in birth of your child, and the list goes on. Every hour, every minute, every second of every day, of every week, of every month, of every your of your life. God is with you. When you truly grasp that, nothing on this side of heaven will shake you.

Joseph obeys after the angel appears. Jesus’s parents are now set in place.

Is Mary of David’s Line?

There is debate as to Mary’s lineage. Scholars say she is of David’s House and of the tribe of Judah because she is descended from Nathan, the third son of David and Bathsheba. Joseph, on the other hand, is from the line of David via Solomon. This point is debated with bible scholars because it is not explicity stated. BSF stays away from the debate altogether. To me, it seems logical that both are descended from David because God wants to make sure there is no doubt. Contact me today!

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13

September 1, 2020October 3, 2020 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2020/2021

Summary of Genesis 1:3-13:

On the first day, God made light and called it day. He called the darkness night.

On the second day, God made the sky, separating it from the waters.

On the third day, God made God made dry ground, calling it land. The waters he called seas. This He said was good.

God made vegetation on the land, seed-bearing plants and trees that bore fruit and seed. This He said was good.

BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13

5) On the first day, God made light and called it day. He called the darkness night.

On the second day, God made the sky, separating it from the waters.

On the thrid day, God made God made dry ground, calling it land. The waters he called seas. This He said was good.

God made vegetation on the land, seed-bearing plants and trees that bore fruit and seed. This He said was good.

6) Part Personal Question. My answer: Day is a particular period of time, and can be whatever you define it as. Our days are the time it takes the earth to complete one full rotation around its axis, encompassing both day and night. God’s days could have been shorter or longer; there truly is no way to know.

Some Bible scholars wonder if the days are geologic days and ages. Others refute this by saying that why would the writers who were inspired by God use the word “day” then? Again, there is no way to know except when we get to heaven and ask God.

7) “Let there be,” “and there was,” “God made,” “It was so,” “And God saw that it was good.”

8 ) Personal question. My answer: God is Almighty, the Creator, and what He says happens. He is in control always and forever. He can create as easy as He can destroy. God is awesome.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13

Love the repetition. So powerful for emphasis. All feature God doing and creating while in control of everything.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Genesis: Lesson 1, Day 3: Genesis 1:3-13

Note the first step from chaos is light. This holds true in our lives as well. God and the gospel are light(2 Corinthians 4:3-6).

God spoke. His word is enough. Remember that as you study God’s word — the Bible — throughout this year.

Genesis tells us that light, day, and night each existed before the sun and the moon were created on the fourth day (Genesis 1:14-19). In the new heavens and the new earth, there won’t be any sun or moon. God Himself will be the light (Revelation 22:5).

Land was in existence before; it was just covered by water; God gathers the water into one place and calls them seas.

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Creation of Plants

Plants were created before the sun. If the days were geologic ages, how woudl the plants have survived?

Many say the stars, sun, and moon were created on the first day but weren’t visible until the fourth. (Revelation 21:23) tells us that we won’t need the sun, moon, or stars any longer. It could have been that in the beginning, the plants didn’t need them either.

The plants were created not as seeds, but as full-grown plants each bearing seeds. The chicken really did come before the egg.

According to its kind is a phrase that appears ten times in Genesis chapter 1. It means God allows variation within a kind, but something of onekindwill never develop into something of anotherkind.

And God saw that it was good. God knows what is goodand organizes His creation to result in somethinggood.

God does not call the earth good until it has become habitable, a place where man can live. How awesome is that?!

Credit to enduring word for commentary

September 6, 2012 by atozmom, posted in BSF Genesis 2012/2013

Summary of passages: Psalm 8: David sings God praises, saying how majestic He is. God set His glory above the heavens. The praises of children silence God’s enemies. David asks the question many of us ask: when we consider all you have made (the heavens, moon, and stars), why do you care for insignificant man so and crown him with glory and honor by making him ruler over everything?

How majestic is your name!

Psalm 90: Moses says before you brought forth the earth there was only everlasting God. For a thousand years in your sight is like a day. He says our days fly by quickly under God’s wrath so teach us (man) to number our days aright that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Moses asks God to relent his anger and have compassion on man so man may sing for joy and be glad. Show man your deeds and rest your favor on man. Give man work.

Genesis 1: HERE

Questions:

6) Psalm 90 speaks to how God’s time is not our time (verse 10). In 2 Peter 3:8 the author says the Lord’s day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day. I am leaning towards saying it IS a 24-hour time frame. It would be presumptuous to say that God could not create the world in 6 days and in 24-hour time frames since God can do anything so I would think He’d only need 24 hours in a day.

God created the sun and the days and the length of the days specifically for man to mark time (Genesis 1:14) and I would like to think His Sabbath is the same as today. If you take what 2 Peter says then that would be a case for Evolution. That the world was created gradually. That it took 6000 years and that God needed 1000 years to rest.

Nope, don’t buy it.

I agree that God’s time is not our time. But I think in the case of Creation, God didn’t need thousands of years.

7) For His glory (Psalm 8) and because it was very good (Genesis 1:31). He created us because He wanted to. For His purposes. And God can do whatever He wants.

I personally think he created the earth with the intention it be a home for man. He created man for companionship. The first days of the Garden show us this: that God walked in the Garden, expecting to see man (Genesis 3:8). Can you imagine? Walking next to God in Paradise? This is heaven now but back in Genesis.

God is the Father. We are His children. Most of us would say we cannot live without our children. I think God feels the same way. That’s why He sent Jesus after the Fall–to be with us. Not separate from us.

David seems to be thinking the same thing in Psalm 8. Why would God go to so much trouble of creating the universe if not for us?

We don’t know all of God’s reasonings but I do think the creation of the world has something to do with man. You can call this presumptuous as well. But having God in my life makes my life.

8 ) This question is confusing. Verse 26 & 27: God created man in His own image. God created living from the living. The dead cannot reproduce. Thus, God is living.

God made everything (including everything that is alive like plants and animals) so this proves God is living as well.

We also know the Holy Spirit was there as exhibited by Genesis 1:2 so the Spirit is living as well.

I’m hung up on “living person”. For is God a person? Or is He God? I don’t think of God as a person. I know He is living. I know He was a living person in the form of Jesus Christ on this earth for a time. But is God Himself a person?

I know we are made in His image so we must resemble Him somehow. But does that make Him a person?

Calling God a person (to me) equates Him with humans and I just can’t do that. He is above us. Always has been and always will be.

My conclusion: He is most definitely living (as many passages in the Bible attest to). But is He a person? No. Not like me or you at least.

Conclusions: Great lesson! It definitely got me thinking. You? Thinking about things I don’t normally think about in my daily hum-drums of life.

All of these are personal questions and make you think about why we are here on this earth. For His purpose. That the world is His and we are mere transients. We are here for Him. He is the Alpha and the Omega. It begins and ends with Him.

As I type this, I am sitting here petting my one remaining dog. It’s been one week since I lost my female. I’m remembering how one minute she was here, present on this earth, and the next she was gone. Lifeless. A mere shell of what she used to be. How I miss her!

But I can’t wait to see her in her prime in heaven. It gives me comfort to know she’s in a better place.

Still, I could never be a vet or a doctor. Watching someone or something take their last breath in this world takes a special character to do repeatedly. And that’s not me!

It’s a reminder of how time is precious. How we need to do God’s work now. How God has a purpose for us and we must discover it now. No more excuses or ho-humming around.

Do it NOW!

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